Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia
Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 20.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 20.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia peaked at 55.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.0% | — |
| 1965 | 53.3% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 45.8% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 41.4% | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 30.9% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.1% | 53.3% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 45.8% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 36.8% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 27.1% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.1% | 25.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,724 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,710 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67,906 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,030 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42,907 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.68 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Namibia was 20.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Namibia ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education